Local News Headlines – Wednesday, June 9

June 9, 2021 kdomadmin Local News 0

THE 2021 “MISS RIVERFEST” PAGEANT WAS HELD MONDAY AT THE BARC AUDITORIUM IN WINDOM.  KAYLAN DONCHEZ WAS CHOSEN BY THE JUDGES AS THE NEW MISS RIVERFEST.  DONCHEZ WAS ALSO VOTED AS MISS CONGENIALITY, WITH VOTING BY THE FIVE CONTESTANTS.  ELLA WILDE WAS NAMED AS THE 1ST RUNNER-UP.  LUCY STEVENS WAS CHOSEN AS ‘MISS PHOTOGENIC’ BASED ON AN ON-LINE VOTE.  GIRLS FROM THE 2ND-GRADE CLASS TOOK PART IN THE ‘LITTLE MISS’ RIVERFEST PROGRAM.  THE WINNER, CHOSEN BY RANDOM DRAWING, WAS ALIZABETH BALOUN, DAUGHTER OF BRADY AND SAMANTHA BALOUN OF WINDOM.   
 
THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE RIVERFEST PARADE ROUTE.    THE PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY.  LINEUP WILL BEGIN AT 3:00PM IN THE MINN-DOT PARKING LOT OFF COUNTY ROAD 26.  THE PARADE WILL START AT 4:00PM.  THE ROUTE WILL USE COUNTY ROAD 17 TO COLLINS AVENUE; COLLINS AVENUE TO 13TH STREET; 13TH STREET TO LAKEVIEW AVENUE; AND LAKEVIEW AVENUE TO TEGELS PARK.  UNITS WILL GO THROUGH TEGELS PARK ON COTTONWOOD LAKE DRIVE.   
 
THE MT LAKE CITY ADMINISTRATOR IS RESIGNING.    CITY ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL SCHULTE HAS INFORMED THE MT LAKE CITY COUNCIL THAT HE HAS SUBMITTED HIS NOTICE OF RESIGNATION.  HIS FINAL DAY WILL BE JULY 2ND.  SCHULTE IS REPORTEDLY LEAVING MT LAKE FOR A JOB AS THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR IN VOLGA, SOUTH DAKOTA, IN ORDER TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY.  MICHAEL SCHULTE HAS BEEN THE MT LAKE CITY ADMINISTRATOR FOR ROUGHLY 3 YEARS.  A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MT LAKE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR FILLING THE POSITION AND HOW THOSE DUTIES WILL BE HANDLED.   
 
AREA SCHOOLS ARE PROVIDING SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS.    THE MT LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS OFFERING A FREE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 18-AND-YOUNGER.  THE PROGRAM IS BEING OFFERED ON WEEKDAYS FROM NOW THROUGH JULY 30TH IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAFETERIA.  BREAKFAST IS SERVED FROM 8:00 TO 8:30; LUNCH FROM 11:30 TO 12:30.  FOOD IS AVAILABLE TO DINE IN OR CARRY OUT.  THE WINDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BEGIN ITS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM ON JUNE 14TH.  STUDENTS MAY PICK UP A FREE ‘GRAB AND GO’ LUNCH AND A FREE BREAKFAST FOR THE NEXT DAY.  MEALS MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HIGHLAND SCHOOL BUILDING. 
 
THE FULDA CITY COUNCIL HELD A REGULAR MEETING THIS WEEK.     THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON A REPAIR PROJECT FOR THE STEPS AT THE VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PARK.  VOLUNTEER LABOR WILL BE USED.  THE COUNCIL APPROVED A DESIGN FOR NEW ‘WELCOME TO FULDA’ SIGNS.  BIDS ARE BEING SOUGHT TO RESURFACE THE TENNIS COURTS.  THE COUNCIL APPROVED A SEASONAL ON-SALE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE TOWN-AND-COUNTRY COLF COURSE.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON HAVING THE BANDSHELL AND PARK SHELTER RE-PAINTED.  A BINGO PERMIT WAS APPROVED FOR THE FULDA COMMUNITY CLUB AND A TEMPORARY LIQUOR LICENSE APPROVED FOR THE FULDA LIONS CLUB FOR WOOD DUCK FESTIVAL EVENTS.  THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COVID-19 FEDERAL FUNDING.